ˌpasəfləˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Passiflora, type genus + -aceae
: a family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines or erect herbs (order Parietales) mostly with showy flowers distinguished chiefly by a fringed corona borne on the throat of the calyx and with a fruit that is a berry or capsule
• pas·si·flo·ra·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective